AP: DRDO to set up Missile Test Range in Machilipatnam The Defence Research and Development Organisation is planning to set up a long range missile testing centre at coastal Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, a top official said in Hyderabad on Saturday. DRDO chief VK Saraswat said the organization has resolved issues with the Ministry of Petroleum as the area where the facility is likely to come up falls under Krishna-Godavari basin. ...  
01:40 AM, Nov 25, 2012

Three prisoners attempt suicide in AP jail Machilipatnam: Three under-trial prisoners allegedly attempted suicide in the sub-jail in Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, police said on Friday. According to Machilipatnam Sub-jail Superintendent V Durga Rao the trio - B Ashok Chakravarthy, Sonti Durga Rao and V Sivakumar - tried to end their life on Thursday night by consuming broken pieces of fluorescent bulb in the prison and inflicted injuries on their hands. All the three were immediately shifted...  
05:14 PM, Aug 17, 2012